Congressional investigations and oversight
Subtitle: case studies and analysis
By: Lance Cole, Stanley M. Brand
Contributors: Brand, Stanley, 1923-
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 557
ISBN-13: 9781594606229
Subjects: Legislative oversight; Governmental investigations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Background and history : congressional investigations at the beginning of the twentieth century : broad investigative powers; title: Mid-century developments : overreaching and new limits on congressional investigative powers; title: Misconduct and cover-ups at the highest levels of government : congressional investigation of the Watergate scandal; title: Separation of powers and disputes between the political branches of government : the Reagan EPA and Bush U.S. attorneys removal cases; title: The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination and congressional grants of immunity : the Iran-Contra investigation; title: The attorney-client privilege in congressional investigations : the Whitewater notes dispute; title: Impeachment : the Nixon and Clinton presidential impeachment proceedings; title: Special independent investigative commissions : the Roberts Commission, the Warren Commission, and the 9/11 Commission; title: Concluding observations : the challenges of representing clients in congressional investigations and the importance of aggressive congressional oversight.